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Ongoing recruitment at Local Communities Development Initiative (LoC-Din), 7th January 2020
Local Communities Development Initiative (LoC-Din) is a national NGO founded on a strong belief that improved conditions of life for every human is possible irrespective of race, sex, age, geographical locations and belief systems. LoC-Din since 2018 has been working to improve access to lifesaving assistance and protection for affected population in the Nigerian North East through camp coordination and camp management (CCCM). We are partnering with IOM to in the implementation of NHF funded CCCM intervention in Borno State.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Admin and Finance Manager
Location: Borno
Job Type: Full Time
Reports directly to: The Project Manager
Job Field: Administration / Secretarial Finance / Accounting / Audit
About the Job
- LoC-Din has exciting opportunity for Admin & Finance Officer to join our dynamic team. This position is well suited to an individual looking to advance his/her career in NGO finance management and gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace.
Objectives
- Leading the Admin & Finance unit, the Admin and Finance manager will work closely with all program areas of the organization, assist with the development and execution of project targets in his/her field of primary assignment and helping the team to achieve agreed targets
Responsibilities
- Prepare and summit monthly financial reports to the management and donors promptly
- Manage cash books, assets register and banking records.
- Prepares Monthly pay rolls in consultation with the project manager and programmes coordinator.
- Ensure routine reconciliation of project account
- Work with the project manager to ensure value for money and financial prudence in all procurement and budget implementation processes in line with donor's requirements and best practices.
- Track and manage asset inventory, orders and requests from program officers, and relate with vendors for procurement.
- The post holder will also support with disbursement of funds to project beneficiaries.
- Providing quarterly financial updates and forecast to management and donors
- Do other works that may be required for quality implementation of the project
Requirements
- Minimum of B.Sc or HND in Accounting
- 2-3 years post NYSC experience.
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Good communication skills
- Must be familiar with donors' requirement on financial prudence.
- Knowledgeable in the use of relevant accounting softwares
- Excellent and proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint presentation
- Excellent project management skills and attention to details
Job Title: Camp Facilitator
Location: Borno
Contract Length: 10 Months
Start Date: 15th January, 2020
About the Job
- This position falls under the direct management of LoC-Din's CCCM Coordinator and CCCM Project Manager.
- The Camp Facilitator will play an integral part of the camp management team of ensuring that all inhabitants of the camp are living a safe, secured and dignified life. Under the Direct line Supervision of the CCCM Project Manager
- The CAMP Facilitator is responsible for the collecting of quantitative, Qualitative and Spatial Data using Kobo and other tools.
- He/She will facilitate focus groups discussions and key informant interviews and conduct HH, Individuals, and Community level questionnaires in order to feed the CCCM department Database at every stage of the Project.
Core Functions / Responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities of CAMP Facilitators will be:
- Any other tasks needed to support CCCM team members, to inform CCCM activities and to ensure the success of LoC-Din CCCM objectives.
- Reporting to supervision made by the M&E / IM Officer by participating in monitoring/ assessment/ tracking and sharing processes implemented by LoC-Din to LoC-Din, IOM, and the CCCM-Shelter and NFI sector.
- Support and Co-lead community engagement efforts and maintain cordial relationship with Affected populations and host community members.
- Assist to mainstream an efficient Complaint and Feedback Mechanism in places of assignment
- Responsible for conducting interview and collect data from respondents at the household, individual and community level using Kobo on smart phones.
- Responsible for ensuring those respondents are accurately targeted in accordance with direction given by supervisors, and that data meets minimum quality standards.
- Responsible for identifying and organizing respondents for focus group discussion, facilitating or co-facilitating the discussion and recording results.
- The Camp Facilitator will be responsible for filling camp site mapping and to provide updated information on services, facilities, population through GPS location.
- Responsible for tracking and registering new arrivals and departures, liaise and meet with Assessment Agencies and partners for data sharing purpose/harmonization of processes.
About You
- All employees should master LoC-Din's core Principles: Independence, Neutrality, Non-discrimination, free and direct access to victims, Ethics, Professionalism, anti-Corruption, Transparency and Accountability.
Essential Qualifications and Experience
Moreover, we also expect the following:
- Completion of University Degree in Database, Humanities, Social Studies, or another relevant Degree
- Minimum one year of experience in international and / or local NGO; ideally involved in the direct implementation of field level humanitarian assistance to refugees or IDPs.
- Experience in community services, women empowerment, youth activities, protection, distribution or registration.
Essential Knowledge and Skills:
- Extensive knowledge of Nigerian displacement context.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and team-playing skills.
- Highly flexible, with the ability to use initiative.
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
- Commitment to humanitarian principles and values.
- Understanding of gender, protection and human rights.
- Commitment to promoting gender equality.
Preferred experience:
- Proven professional experience working with NGO at a relevant position e.g enumerator, monitor, field and community worker.
- Experience working for NGOs and/ or in Camp setting is a must.
- Experience using Kobo, or other mobile data collection technology
- Experience working in the Northeast Nigeria is a Must
- Experience in Facilitating FGDs or KIIs, or the ability to learn rapidly
- Experience collecting information using hand-held GPS devices
- Positive attitude and a willingness to learn
- Written and spoken fluency in English, Hausa or Kanuri a must; additional fluency in other local languages preferred
- Ability and Willingness to follow instructions.
Job Title: CCCM Manager
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Start date: 15th January 2020
About the Job
- The CCCM Manager has the overall responsibility for implementation, technical quality and harmonization/ standardization of CCCM activities in all sites where LoC-Din works to support the NEMA/SEMA in managing refugee camps in Borno.
- He/she ensures information flows on CCCM programming to and from the field, ensuring learning across all sites / zones for program quality. He /She will also represent LoC-Din on CCCM/Site Management issues in relation with UNHCR, IOM and NEMA/SEMA in regards to the emergencies response.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- The responsibilities listed in the JD are not exhaustive and may be readjusted according to operational needs but will remain in line with the overall purpose of the role.
Programming and Coordination:
- Provide direct management and technical guidance to the CCCM team.
- Support the CCCM Team to ensure that LoC-Din is implementing high quality site management support programming in accordance with international standards and best practices.
- Lead on LoC-Din Borno’s CCCM strategy, under the guidance of the Area Manager.
- Identify gaps and needs in CCCM programme in LoC-Din sites.
- Promote a participatory approach (engagement of affected population) to CCCM and service provision in the camps / sites.
- Ensure program standardization and sharing of experiences, lessons learned, and good practices across LoC-Din-supported sites.
- Manage CCCM-related information flow to and from field sites, including updates to and from the sector / IOM.
- Advocate for relevant and standardized information sharing, working with the sector and other humanitarian partners.
- Ensure quality assurance of proposals, donor reports, site reports, advocacy and policy notes and other CCCM reports.
- Lead on the proposal developments and donor reports for CCCM.
- Work closely with the Head of Programs (HoP) to ensure that all CCCM activities are being appropriately monitored and evaluated.
- Work closely with other sector program managers (Protection, Community Infrastructure) to ensure integration between sectors in LoC-Din programmes.
- Take the lead on standardization of effective data collection, using online systems (Kobo toolbox), and standardize M&E practices.
Representation:
- The CCCM Project Manager will represent LoC-Din in Site Management sector, including participation in the SAG and play a role in the development of the site management strategy for the response as a whole.
- Stay up to date with donor strategies and practices within Borno and provide technical backstopping to the Area Manager and HoP in donor relations for CCCM.
- Represent LoC-Din as CCCM lead vis a vis IOM, UNHCR, and potential other partners
Management:
- Represent LoC-Din in Site Management sector, including participation in the SAG and play a role in the development of the site management strategy for the response as a whole.
- Stay up to date with donor strategies and practices within Borno and provide technical backstopping to the Area Manager and HoP in donor relations for CCCM.
- Represent SHI as CCCM lead vis a vis IOM, UNHCR, NEMA/SEMA and potential other partners;
- Develop, update and monitor all the Project Management Tools (PMT) to ensure quality project management.
- Ensure procurement are done in line with LoC-Din procedures, manage budgets and flag any major changes in project implementation
Accountability:
- Ensure that LoC-Din’s CCCM programming meets accountability obligations and is carried out in accordance with the Core Humanitarian Standards.
- Work with the Protection Manager to ensure protection mainstreaming in CCCM activities
Essential Skills and Experience
- Minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience in NGO and at least 2 years experience in practical camp coordination and/or camp management.
- Strong knowledge of and experience in CCCM programming in different contexts.
- Knowledge of the Northeast Emergency context is a plus.
- Experience of both the cluster system and the IDPs coordination model is an added advantage.
- Demonstrable successful track record of strategic programme development, capacity building and effective programme implementation and monitoring.
- Strong donor, government and partner engagement experiences, including experience of providing support to government camp management entities (Site Management Support or mentorship).
- Experience and understanding of refugee and displacement issues.
- Experience with capacity building, and in convening and facilitating trainings and workshops.
- Proven commitment to accountability and quality assurance.
- Excellent analytical and writing skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective and working relations with staff members and other stakeholders.
- Experience living and working in cross-cultural, multi-sector, insecure, and/or remote environments.
- Ability to work well under pressure and in adverse conditions.
- Substantial project management skills and experience.
- Knowledge of mobile data collection (kobo toolbox)
- Proficiency in common computer packages and financial software i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Fluency in written and spoken English is desirable
- Knowledge of the Northeast context;
- CCCM ToT;
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications (Cover Letter stating suitability and detail Resume) to:
[email protected] clearly indicating the "Job Title" as the subject of your mail.
Application Process
- All applicants must send a Cover Letter (1 page Maximum) and an updated CV (3 pages Maximum) in English.
- CV and Cover Letter indicating and explaining the suitability to the position applied.
- Provide contact details (name, position, email address and tel. no.) of 3 professional non-related references, whereas 1 must be for the latest employer. Please do not attach any written recommendations.
- Applications should be addressed to: The Recruitment Manager.
Note
- Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications, sent together with a CV, will be considered. CV-only applications will not be considered
- The position title and location must be written in the subject line of the e-mail otherwise not considered.
- LoC-Din considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, colour, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.
- CV will be reviewed on rolling bases
- Due to the large numbers of expected applicants, LoC-Din will only inform shortlisted candidates. We apologize for the inconvenience
- Only short-listed applicants will be invited for written test and / or oral interview
Application Deadline 10th January, 2020.
